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Who Was Paul Bunyan For?
The legendary lumberjack has been central to American identity. But who does he really represent?
Knute Berger
Knute “Mossback” Berger is an editor-at-large and host of "Mossback’s Northwest" at Cascade PBS. He writes about politics and regional heritage.
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Where Did All the Sea Monsters Go?
Headlines about sea creatures were once a regular occurrence around the Salish Sea. We take a deep dive into local lore.
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Mossback's Northwest: How we look at 'Mercer girls' today
A scheme to bring marriageable women to early Seattle was the basis for a 1960s TV series, 'Here Come the Brides.' But it wasn’t all calico and fun.
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Why D.B. Cooper Won’t Disappear
A closer examination — with more theories — of the case of the world’s most famous mile-high bandit.
Culture
Around the world in 80 days — starting and finishing in Tacoma
A 19th-century globe-trotter called ‘Psycho’ Train brought national attention to WA cities with his attempts to break the speed record.